Dr. Per Binde

Dr. Per Binde is an Associate Professor of social anthropology at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. His interest in gambling is broad, including regulation issues and problem gambling, but with a focus on the cultural roots of gambling and its social contexts. Binde’s papers have been published in academic journals – such as the Journal of Gambling Studies, Addiction, International Gambling Studies, Gaming Law Review, and International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction – as well as in edited volumes from Routledge, University of Nevada Press and other publishing houses. He served as expert to the 2008 governmental inquiry on gambling regulation and was for seven years member of the board of directors of the Swedish Gambling Authority. He is member of the international advisory board of the Swedish Longitudinal Gambling Studies (SWELOGS). You may get more information about him and his current research at http://ongambling.org/

Contact information:
Email: per.binde@globalstudies.gu.se
Tel: +46 (0)767-002100